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Academic Focus: Metric analysis / Historical dialect interpretation. Engaging with diverse historical English builds phonetic agility, linguistic empathy, and reading stamina valued in selective entry exams.

Now that I, tying thy glass mask tightly,

May gaze through these faint smokes curling whitely,

As thou pliest thy trade in this devil's-smithy--

Which is the poison to poison her, prithee?

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To have each of a team's batting line-up positions complete an at-bat in the same half-inning.

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Dictionary Entry

cathartic

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/kuh-thar-tik/Word FrequencyUncommon (3.76)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)

A laxative.

In a Sentence

“The doctor prescribed a mild cathartic to help with the patient's digestive issues.”

Published Usage Examples

“Ca 'is the abbreviation for the word cathartic, meaning healing.”

“It is on this fact that they founded their method of treatment, devised by Breuer and by him termed the cathartic method, though Freud prefers to call it the "analytic" method.”

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Origin

From Greek 'katharsis' meaning purging or cleansing.

Common Phrases

. catharticeffect catharticmethod catharticexperience catharticrelease catharticcathartic salinecathartic mild
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Synonyms

emotionalphysicaperienthealthfulpurgativeevacuant

Antonyms

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Related Words

laxativepsychotherapeuticreleasing

Poetry examples for “cathartic”

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